But now that they had the item, there was no chance they would hand it over. Revealing their identities at this point no longer mattered.
As Xiao Ran's status rose, the Alliance's higher-ups attached greater importance to Gardevoir's prophecy. Coupled with the changes in the Alola Great Secret Realm over the past two years, they had indeed been planning to send someone to investigate. Xiao Ran had simply arrived at the right time.
Thus, the leaders of all three branches of the Federation Empire's government knew that Xiao Ran had entered the Alola Great Secret Realm to investigate, and they supported his exploration. They had merely refrained from passing the news down the chain of command to avoid causing panic.
Qiu Yuxuan's confident words left the Federation personnel overhead looking puzzled. A Gym Leader Class Pokémon Trainer actually dared to provoke an Elite Four Trainer. Surely no one could be that foolish.
"I hope you're telling the truth!" After a brief moment of thought, the Elite Four Trainer signaled to those beside him. Soon, someone returned to Earth to verify her claim.
"Why not ask and find out?" Qiu Yuxuan smiled nonchalantly, then took out her Pokédex and began fiddling with it. She soon found his information.
"Felton Anto, the Federation Empire's Water-type Elite Four Trainer. He has no fewer than eighteen known Elite Four Class Pokémon. Tsk, that's not a force to be underestimated!" Qiu Yuxuan told the others quietly.
Information on Elite Four Class Pokémon Trainers was no secret. As long as they were officially registered, their details could generally be found. Of course, they certainly kept some of their strength hidden; there was no way they would reveal everything.
"I've heard of Felton. He's a very cautious man, or he wouldn't have been assigned to guard the